% of population · World Bank
Access to electricity
Share of the population with access to electricity, on-grid or off-grid.
Methodology & source
How this is measured.
Definition
Share of the population with access to electricity, on-grid or off-grid.
Calculation
World Bank Tracking SDG 7 — joint product with IEA, IRENA, UN Statistics Division, WHO.
Primary source
World Bank · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS
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Access does not imply reliability or affordability. Some countries report on-grid only.
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Continent average
59.9
% of population
Continental view
Africa, color-coded.
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% of population
5.459.2100.0
Time series
How it's changed.
Continent average vs. Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa. Values in % of population.
Continent average
Nigeria
Kenya
South Africa
Biggest improvers
Largest gains since 2000
Liberia↑ 983%
2007: 3.0 % of population2023: 32.5 % of population
Guinea-Bissau↑ 679%
2005: 5.2 % of population2023: 40.5 % of population
South Sudan↑ 575%
2007: 0.8 % of population2023: 5.4 % of population
Lesotho↑ 497%
2005: 9.6 % of population2023: 57.3 % of population
Stalled or worse
Smallest gains, or moved the wrong way
Open the data
Every country, latest available value.
Sorted highest to lowest — higher is better. Click any country to open its dataset detail page.
Showing 20 of 54.
2005: 90.1 % of population2023: 73.2 % of population
Egypt↑ 1%
2005: 99.4 % of population2023: 100.0 % of population
Tunisia↑ 1%
2006: 99.4 % of population2023: 100.0 % of population
Mauritius↑ 1%
2005: 99.0 % of population2023: 100.0 % of population
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Every country, every year — Access to electricity.
All 1,000 data points for this indicator across all 54 African countries (1990–2023). Free for any non-commercial use; please cite World Bank.